Main Entry: clin·ic
Pronunciation: klin-ik
Function: noun
Etymology: from French clinique "medical instruction at a hospital bed," from Greek klinik "medical practice at a sickbed," derived from klin "bed," from klinein "to lean, recline" --related to CLIMATE, CLIMAX1: a class of medical instruction in which patients are examined and discussed2: a group meeting for teaching a certain skill and working on individual problems <a reading clinic>3: a place for the treatment of people needing medical help who do not stay overnight